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Yat Siu
Yat Siu's profile covers Animoca Brands, Web3, digital assets, gaming, blockchain, and digital property rights.
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Yat Siu is the Co-Founder, Executive Chairman, and Managing Director of Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong-based technology entrepreneur and investor focused on digital assets, Web3, artificial intelligence, gaming, and digital property rights. He moved to Hong Kong in 1996 and established Hong Kong Cybercity/Freenation before founding Outblaze in 1998. In 2009, IBM acquired the assets of Outblaze’s messaging division, after which Siu shifted Outblaze’s focus toward digital entertainment and technology incubation. He later helped establish Animoca Brands, created in 2014, which expanded into blockchain, gaming, digital assets, and decentralized technologies. Siu is also a non-official member of Hong Kong’s Task Force on Promoting Web3 Development. Quick Facts about Yat Siu: Field Details Full Name Yat Siu Current Position Co-Founder, Executive Chairman, and Managing Director Current Company Animoca Brands Location Hong Kong Industry Technology, Digital Assets, Web3, Gaming Current Public Role Non-official Member, Task Force on Promoting Web3 Development, Hong Kong SAR Founded Outblaze, 1998 Co-Founded Animoca Brands Earlier Venture Hong Kong Cybercity/Freenation Key Areas Digital property rights, blockchain, gaming, artificial intelligence, Web3 Former Role Chairman, Animoca Brands Former Role Director and Co-Founder, Animoca Brands Advisory Role Advisory Board Member, BAFTA Board Role Director, Asian Youth Orchestra Early Career Atari Germany Major Corporate Transaction IBM acquired the assets of Outblaze’s messaging division in 2009 Career Overview: Yat Siu began his technology career at Atari Germany in 1990 before moving to Hong Kong in 1996, where he established Hong Kong Cybercity/Freenation. He founded Outblaze in 1998 and developed it into a multilingual white-label web services company. In 2009, IBM acquired the assets of Outblaze’s messaging division, after which Outblaze shifted its focus toward digital entertainment and technology incubation. Animoca was incubated by Outblaze in 2011, while Animoca Brands was created in 2014. Siu became Chairman of Animoca Brands in 2018 and was appointed Group Executive Chairman and Managing Director in 2021. Career Timeline: Year Career Development 1990 Atari Germany: Began his technology career. 1996 Hong Kong Cybercity/Freenation: Established an early free web page and email service venture. 1998 Outblaze: Founded the multilingual white-label web services company. 2002 World Economic Forum: Named a Global Leader of Tomorrow. 2006 World Economic Forum: Recognized as a Young Global Leader. 2009 Outblaze and IBM: IBM acquired assets of Outblaze’s messaging division; Outblaze shifted toward digital entertainment and technology incubation. 2011 Animoca: Outblaze incubated Animoca as a mobile app development and publishing venture. 2014 Animoca Brands: Animoca Brands was created as an Outblaze-incubated company. 2018 Animoca Brands: Appointed Chairman of the Board and became an early advocate for blockchain, NFTs, and digital ownership. 2021 Animoca Brands: Appointed Group Executive Chairman and Managing Director. 2023 Hong Kong Government: Appointed as a non-official member of the Task Force on Promoting Web3 Development. 2025 Hong Kong Web3 Task Force: Continued as a non-official member following membership renewal. 2026 Animoca Brands: Continues as Co-Founder, Executive Chairman, and Managing Director, focused on Web3, digital assets, gaming, digital property rights, AI, and decentralized technologies.
Experience
Other
Hong Kong Government
Jul 2023 to Present
Member of the Task Force on Promoting Web3 Development in the Hong Kong SAR
Other
Cortico
May 2017 to Present
Member of the Board
Other
BAFTA
Dec 2013 to Present
Member of the Advisory Board
Other
FON Wireless Ltd.
Jan 2007 to Present
Fonero Leader
Director
Typhoon Games
Jan 2001 to Jul 2023
Director
Chief Executive Officer
Outblaze
May 1998 to Mar 2000
Led Outblaze's development of hosted messaging, collaboration, and social media technology businesses across international markets.
Awards
- IT Company of the Year2009 - Outblaze received the IT Company of the Year recognition at the ComputerWorld HK Awards.
- Young Entrepreneur of the Year2009 - Received the Young Entrepreneur of the Year award at the DHL/SCMP Business Awards.
- Young Global Leader2006 - Recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
- Global Leader of Tomorrow2002 - Named a Global Leader of Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum.
FAQs
- Yat Siu is the Co-Founder, Executive Chairman, and Managing Director of Animoca Brands. He previously founded Outblaze, a technology company whose messaging division IBM acquired in 2009.